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whats rediculous is if the packers had alex green as their starting running back going into the playoffs, ryan grant is better then any other running back thats on our roster... and ya people can say oh should have tried out slaton or hightower, well thats fine and dandy but if you bring in those guys they have to learn a brand new offense, ryan grant already knows our offense so there wont be any learning curve as there would have been for a different rb

you act like Grant is going to come in and be our #1 back...... he isn't... at least not for a couple weeks anyway so why not kick the tires on Slaton or Hightower.... both better backs at this point than Grant.

There are 4 games left in the season, no back is going to come in and pick up the nuances of the Packer offense. There is a productive history in the system, he'll understand the blitz pick ups, he'll know a lot of the personnel...no sense in messing around. Get him on the ground and go forward.

Imo, he was the only realistic option. The run game still stinks but hopefully Grant can keep it from being ranked 32nd

you act like Grant is going to come in and be our #1 back...... he isn't... at least not for a couple weeks anyway so why not kick the tires on Slaton or Hightower.... both better backs at this point than Grant.

I think he's going to be our #1 in two Sundays.

Slaton and Hightower are FA's for a reason. So is Grant we know him. It easily makes the most sense.

At least we can trust him not to fumble (Slaton) and Hightower is a walking injury too. Not that Grant has been super healthy lately.

I really don't see any other options. The Packers offense is really variable with Rodgers changing the play at the line very often. Just learning the terminology used can take months. Getting the timing down takes seasons. Somebody new might be able to learn a few plays but it would limit the offense.